Publish only the ZIP of the output folder

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ jobs:
           version: ${{ inputs.nativeboat-version || 'latest' }}
           analyze: 'true'
 
+      # The executable needs the other files in the output folder, so only the
+      # whole folder is published, as a ZIP.
       - name: Package output
         shell: pwsh
         env:
@@ -81,7 +83,6 @@ jobs:
           Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $env:OUTPUT -Recurse | Format-Table FullName, Length
           $name = "MarkText-$env:MARKTEXT_REF-native-win-x64"
           New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force release | Out-Null
-          Copy-Item -LiteralPath $env:EXECUTABLE -Destination "release/$name.exe"
           Compress-Archive -Path (Join-Path $env:OUTPUT '*') -DestinationPath "release/$name.zip"
           Get-ChildItem release | ForEach-Object {
             "{0}  {1}" -f (Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 $_.FullName).Hash.ToLower(), $_.Name

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ jobs:
           [NativeBoat $env:NATIVEBOAT](https://github.com/XTSoftwareLabs/nativeboat-release/releases/tag/$env:NATIVEBOAT).
 
           The executable runs without Chromium, WebView2 or Node.js. Download the
-          ``.exe`` to run it directly, or the ``.zip`` for the complete output folder.
+          ``.zip``, extract the whole folder, and run ``MarkText.exe`` from it; the
+          executable needs the other files in that folder.
           "@ | Set-Content -Encoding utf8NoBOM notes.md
           $files = (Get-ChildItem release -File).FullName
           gh release view $env:TAG --repo $env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY *> $null
@@ -61,6 +62,11 @@ jobs:
           if ($exists) {
             gh release edit $env:TAG --repo $env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY --notes-file notes.md
             gh release upload $env:TAG @files --repo $env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY --clobber
+            # Remove files an earlier build published that this build does not.
+            $names = (Get-ChildItem release -File).Name
+            gh release view $env:TAG --repo $env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY --json assets --jq '.assets[].name' |
+              Where-Object { $_ -notin $names } |
+              ForEach-Object { gh release delete-asset $env:TAG $_ --repo $env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY --yes }
           } else {
             gh release create $env:TAG @files --repo $env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY --target $env:GITHUB_SHA `
               --title "MarkText $env:TAG (native Windows)" --notes-file notes.md

README.md

@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ MarkText v0.20.0 native release against the official Electron build
 | Threads | 111 | 8 | 93% fewer |
 | Handles | 2,194 | 227 | 90% fewer |
 
-The native build also ships as a single `.exe` that runs on its own, while
-the Electron build needs its whole folder.
-
 Measured on Windows 10 22H2 with an Intel Core i7-8750H and 8 GB of RAM,
 opening a short Markdown file. Each figure is the median of three runs.
 Memory, threads and handles are summed over all of the app's processes,
@@ -45,5 +42,6 @@ The [Build native MarkText](.github/workflows/build.yml) workflow:
    dependencies,
 3. compiles `packages/desktop` with the
    [NativeBoat Build action](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/nativeboat-build) (`@v1`),
-4. uploads the executable, a ZIP of the full output folder and
-   `SHA256SUMS.txt` as a workflow artifact.
+4. uploads a ZIP of the full output folder and its `SHA256SUMS.txt` as a
+   workflow artifact. The executable needs the other files in that folder, so
+   it is not published on its own.